Table 4.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence interval (CI) for caries experience (DMT>0), moderate to high need for treatment and poor oral health perceptions according to socio-demographic characteristics and oral health behaviors.
| Step 1: socio-demographics | Step 2: oral health behaviors |
|
|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Model 1: DMT>0 | ||
| Residence (rural versus urban) | 1.2 (1.0 - 1.5) | 1.3 (1.1 - 1.6) |
| Sex (girls versus boys) | 1.4 (1.3 - 1.6) | 1.5 (1.3 - 1.7) |
| Age (15-19 versus 10-14 years) | 1.3 (1.0 - 1.7) | 1.3 (1.1 - 1.4) |
| R squared | 0.011 | |
| Dental attendance (yes versus no) | 3.7 (3.1 - 4.5) | |
| R2 | 0.052 | |
| Model 2: Moderate/high treatment need | ||
| Wealth: (2nd poor quartile versus 1st poorest quartile) | 1.3 (0.9 - 1.9) | 1.3 (0.9 - 1.9) |
| Wealth: (3rd poor quartile versus 1st poorest quartile) | 2.6 (1.3 - 5.1) | 2.2 (1.1 - 4.4) |
| Wealth: (4th least poor quartile versus 1st poorest quartile) | 1.1 (0.7 - 1.8) | 1.0 (0.6 - 1.6) |
| Sex (girls versus boys) | 1.4 (1.1 - 1.9) | 1.5 (1.1 - 2.1) |
| Age (15-19 versus 10-14 years) | 1.5 (1.1 - 2.1) | 1.6 (1.1 - 2.2) |
| R squared | 0.021 | |
| Dental attendance (yes versus no) | 3.5 (2.4 - 5.1) | |
| R2 | 0.044 | |
| Model 3: Poor oral health perception | ||
| Mother's education (High versus Low) | 0.9 (0.7 - 1.1) | 0.9 (0.7 - 1.1) |
| Residence (rural versus urban) | 0.7 (0.6 - 0.8) | 0.7 (0.6 - 0.9) |
| Sex (girls versus boys) | 0.8 (0.6 - 0.9) | 0.8 (0.7 - 0.9) |
| R2 | 0.017 | |
| Toothpaste use (yes versus no) | 0.6 (0.5 - 0.8) | |
| Sugar intake (high versus low) | 1.2 (0.9 - 1.4) | |
| Tooth brushing: Once a day versus never/seldom | 0.9 (0.8 - 1.0) | |
| Tooth brushing: >once a day versus never/seldom | 0.9 (0.8 - 1.0) | |
| R2 | 0.037 |